Residency Program
At the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) each artist and curator is provided with a private and furnished studio space, 24-hour access to all communal facilities and free wireless internet service. While ISCP does not provide accommodation, most sponsorships include stipends for living expenses, travel, materials and housing. Residents at ISCP are encouraged to take advantage of the in-house community of artists and curators, offering invaluable international connections, professional conversations and critique.
A residency at ISCP is typically three to six months, although artists and curators can apply for up to one year. While in the program, all residents are invited to participate in a number of activities in and outside ISCP.
Guest Critic Series
The Guest Critic Series is the hallmark of ISCP programming and an effective means for introducing artists and curators to professionals from museums, galleries, not-for-profit spaces and publications. ISCP seeks to expose residents to critical feedback from diverse positions. Individual studio visits range from meetings with the director of a Brooklyn artist-run space to a blue-chip gallerist or an international Biennial curator.
Field Trips
ISCP organizes visits to museums, art institutions, archives, libraries and other places of interest to art professionals. Often, a curator or staff member introduces the institution, providing invaluable insight into its program. Past Field Trips have included Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Conservation Department at MoMA, Dia:Beacon, Art Omi, not-for-profit spaces in SoHo and on the Lower East Side, collectors homes and many other institutions in Greater New York.
Salons
A film screening, a performance, a power-point presentation, an exhibition, a conversation with a curator - each ISCP Salon is singular. Open to the public, ISCP Salons provide visitors with an informal introduction to the work of ISCP resident artists and curators. Upcoming Salons can be viewed here and past Salons can be viewed in the ISCP archive.
Open Studios
Twice a year, in May and November, ISCP hosts four-day long Open Studios, presenting work by the 36 ISCP artists and curators in residence, accompanied by live performances, panel discussions and exhibitions. During Open Studios, residents present recent projects, work in progress, site-specific installations and their personal archives to over 2,000 professionals and art enthusiasts from New York and beyond. The Open Studios archive can be viewed here.
